The Things About Us: Northern Ireland

The Things About Us examines British identity: what are we like, what do we think we're like, and what's in the gap in between?In this episode, recorded shortly before the last British General Election in December 2019, Mark travels to Northern Ireland for a Manifesto gig - where Mark solicits policy proposals from the audience, and discusses them to find out which have popular support in the room. The results of this are legally binding. Find out what the good people of Belfast think people like him, on mainland Britain, should know about them - from their money to their bread to their education system to the fact that, at the time of recording - their government hadn't sat for over a thousand days. You might think this is all a little late, but at least he went and asked, which is more than you can say for most politicians.The Things About Us is written and presented by Mark Thomas. It was recorded at the Black Box in Belfast by Michael Hanvey, and produced by Susan McNicholas and Ed Morrish. Thanks to Lush for their support, and to Dr. Feelgood for the use of their music.If you want to say hello on social media, Mark Thomas is @markthomasinfo.Mark's photo is by Steve Ullathorne (ullathorne.photoshelter.com/index) and the design is by Greg Matthews (designbygreg.uk/)

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